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• Stratfor issued a statement on the release which said WikiLeaks' actions are "deplorable, unfortunate — and illegal" and that some emails may be "forged or altered" while others are "authentic," but they will not validate either.
• An email has been circulating alleged to be Stratfor CEO George Friedman announcing his resignation, but Stratfor has tweeted that this is a false rumor.
• WikiLeaks is holding a press conference on the release at the Frontline Club, February 27 at 12PM. It is possible that it will be live-streamed at Frontline Club's livestream channel.
• WikiLeaks' insurance file (64.3 GB) is available at multiple locations: WL Storage (official release), The Pirate Bay, or via magnet link.
• A graph shows that spikes in WikiLeaks' traffic coincides with declines in traffic of Australian MSM organizations Sydney Morning Herald and News AU.

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• Swedish journalist Staffan Heimerson, who has been reading the police interrogations from the Assange case, commented (translated from Swedish): […] the idea of prosecution of rape against Assange is idiocy. Put down the target. It attracts ridicule of Swedish everyday life.
• German newspaper The Intelligence has released a critical analysis of Patrick Forbes' documentary, "WikiLeaks: Secrets and Lies."
• WikiLeaks Press has released its coverage of Cablegate news from February 2 – 8.
• A transcript of Bradley Manning's arraignment is now available, via Alexa O'Brien.
• The Project on Government Oversight (POGO) has stated it does not condone the alleged actions of Bradley Manning.
• The Bradley Manning Support Network has issued an update for February 25 which covers Roger Waters' support for Bradley, Logan Price's report from the arraignment, and a demonstration in Santa Cruz.
• From the Interpol PR: Hacktivistreportedly linked to ‘Anonymous’ group targeted in global operation supported by INTERPOL.
• According to Democracy Now, one of the leaked emails suggests a secret U.S. indictment of Julian Assange. Amy Goodman traveled to London last Independence Day weekend, she asked about the grand-jury investigation and get reply: “a grand jury would not only indict a ham sandwich, it would indict the ham and the sandwich.”

Dates & Events:

• February 27: WikiLeaks hold a press conference at the Frontline Club at 12PM.
• March 1: Julian Assange will host a Q&A on "Europe's Last Dictator," 6:30PM at The Old Vic Tunnels, London.
• March 8: Daniel Ellsberg will speak at Princeton University at an event called "Secrets, Lies, and Leaks: From the Pentagon Papers to WikiLeaks."
• March 15: Bradley Manning's next court appearance.
• April 25: Kristinn Hrafnsson to speak at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy.
• May 23: Julian Assange to speak at Enterprise Information Management Congress 2012 in The Netherlands.
• May 27: "Incident in New Baghdad" to air on The Documentary Channel, 8PM.

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